Jennifer A. Nielsen

A recounting drawn from historic source material of the many individual acts of heroism performed by righteous gentiles who sought to thwart the extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust.

Scotland: AD 1297 Two heroes. One nation. United in the fight for freedom. In the spring of 1297, the two great Scottish heroes meet in Ayr: William Wallace, legendary champion of the common man, and Robert Bruce, who would perfect the guerrilla warfare developed by Wallace and use it to cement his place in history as Scotland's greatest king. Each is determined to defy the ambitions of England and its malignant king, Edward Plantagenet, whose lust to conquer and consume the realm of Scotland by blood and fury is unyielding. Their anger is about to unleash a storm that will last for sixteen years. From Jack Whyte, the master of the sweeping historical epic, comes the continuing story of two heroes who changed the entire destiny of Scotland by defying the might and power of the king of England.

"Daddy, why don't you marry Linnet?" Little Sarah Doyle adored Linnet, whose heart was touched by the loneliness of the bright motherless child. Sarah's father, Justin, was another matter entirely. He could be cold as ice, yet he possessed an animal magnetism that was impossible to ignore - though Linnet tried. Justin knew that Sarah would be devastated if she ever lost her companion. He had the perfect solution to keep Linnet around - but it certainly wasn't marriage....

Depuis un mois, Sage est devenu Jaron, le roi de Carthya. Tandis qu'il assiste aux obsèques de sa famille, Roden, un rival qui a rejoint les rangs des pirates, vient lui annoncer que le roi des pirates lui donne dix jours pour se rendre sous peine de détruire la Carthya. Jaron comprend alors que le roi de l'Avénie et les pirates complotent contre lui et son royaume. Malheureusement, les régents ne croient pas à cette théorie et, sous prétexte de le protéger, ils décident de nommer un intendant le temps que le jeune roi atteigne sa majorité. Bien décidé à défendre son territoire et sa vie, Jaron décide d'échapper à sa garde rapprochée pour aller tuer le roi des pirates. Le garçon doit faire vite pour désamorcer le complot qui se trame contre lui et son royaume. [SDM]. Deuxième tome d'une trilogie au rythme trépidant mariant suspense et action sur fond de secrets, mensonges et trahisons. [SDM].

After three years in exile Kestra Dallisor has been summoned back to Antora by her father, right-hand man of the seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick, but she is intercepted and kidnapped by the Coracks who want to use her to get the Olden Blade, which they believe can be used to kill the despot--Simon, one of the rebels with his own grudge against the Dallisors, is assigned to accompany her, but Kestra has her own plans and she does not intend to let anyone get in her way.

This one-of-a-kind treasury brings together the talents of nearly two dozen bestselling middle-grade authors including Shannon Hale, Brandon Mull, Ally Condie and Jennifer A. Nielsen-who have created original short stories, modern-day fairy tales, based on the lives and dreams of children they have met who all have two things in common: They have very big hopes and dreams and they are all cancer patients. Each short story is prefaced by a brief bio of the child and is accompanied by photographs of the child, fully costumed and digitally inserted into a background-A baker, a dancer, a superhero, a dragon fighter, a sports star, a princess and more- that makes them the hero of their own modern day fairy tale story written by one of their favorite authors.

189 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.740L Lexile

When a bomber is shot down over France during World War II, he is trapped behind enemy lines. His task is to get back to England to fly more missions.

Seven of the eight survivors of the Aero Horizon crash have made it out of the deadly jungle, but the desert into which they have emerged has its own dangers, and they have very little food or water left and no sign of civilization anywhere--meanwhile, one of the survivors is changing, and that may be the greatest threat of all.

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome. Nic, a slave in the mines of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cave filled with Julius Caesar's treasures. What he finds will change his destiny and the history of the Empire. Book #1

Imagine a world ruled by Werelords; men and women who can turn into animals like bears, lions and serpents. When 16-year old Drew Farren discovers that he is not only a werewolf but the son of Wergar, the late Wolf King, he must rely on his wits and newfound powers to survive in a world full of enemy werecreatures. Drew is the only one who can untie the kingdom in a massive uprising against its tyrant ruler, Leopold the Lion. But the king is hot on Drew's tail and won't rest until he has the rebel wolf's head. Can Drew fulfill his destiny, save the kingdom and learn to master the beast within himself?

Just weeks after taking the throne, an assassination attempt forces Jaron into a deadly situation. Rumors of impending war force him to flee Carthya and form unlikely alliances